Who's Which

Like the Pilates industry has developed throughout the decades, some big names have emerged. Here's a concise outline of the well-known Pilates personalities.

Ron Fletcher


Ron Fletcher had been a dancer alongside Martha Graham's business when a knee issue brought him to Joe and additionally Clara's studio inside the 1940s. In the 1970s, he opened up his own studio in Beverly Hillsides, alongside the blessing of Clara Pilates. Wealthy and also famous superstars had been amidst his customer base, thus he was instrumental in popularizing Pilates through out the 1970s as well as 1980s.
He injected a few of his very own innovations (like percussive breathing) to the exercise proficiency mixed alongside teachings from Martha Graham, Yeichi Nimura, Alma Hawkins and additionally Agnes de Mille. He calls his Pilates-inspired approach Ron Fletcher Work and additionally has Pilates certification centers in Arizona, Colorado and also British Columbia.

Moira Merrithew

Romana Kryzanowska

Mary Bowen

Joseph H. Pilates

Clara Pilates

Mari Winsor